The Hellenistic era witnessed the overlap of antiquity’s two great Western civilizations, the Greek and the Roman. This was the epoch of Alexander’s vast expansion of the Greco-Macedonian world, the rise and fall of his successors’ major dynasties in Egypt and Asia, and, ultimately, the establishment of Rome as the first Mediterranean superpower.
The Hellenistic Age chronicles the years 336 to 30 BCE, from the days of Philip...

2) The Hellenistic age: a history

Author

Green, Peter

Publisher

Modern Library

Pub. Date

2007.

Language

English

3) Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C: a historical biography

Author

Green, Peter

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

1991.

Language

English

4) Gluten exposed: the science behind the hype and how to navigate to a healthy, symptom-free life

Author

Green, Peter H. R

Publisher

William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

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"In this definitive book on gluten, the authors of Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic cut through the misinformation, false claims, and widespread confusion over gluten to explain the science behind the current gluten-free craze and examine the food-brain-gut triangle to reveal what's really going on in our bodies and our brains. A regimen once followed by those diagnosed with gluten intolerance or celiac disease (a serious autoimmune disorder), gluten-free...

5) Celiac disease: a hidden epidemic

Author

Green, Peter H. R

Publisher

William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Description

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"Celiac disease is a hereditary autoimmune condition that damages the lining of the small intestine so that it cannot properly absorb food. Without essential nutrients, the entire body begins to suffer. The disease is triggered by gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. The only "cure" for the disease is a life-long gluten-free diet. The disease affects nearly 1 in every 100 people in the United States--50 percent of whom remain undiagnosed...

6) The Iliad

Author

Homer

Language

English

Appears on list

Epic Poetry

Formats

Book, Audiobook on CD, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)-critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other great...